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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

FM(U)otW(aolcb) is the web version of the MUSSEL Project Database. Follow the links to browse the data or use the custom Google search field. Either way, you win!

This page documents data for Morrison et al. (2021), such as genera and species attributed to that publication (including known misspellings, misidentifications, and other unavailable names) as well as taxonomic opinions, if available. Taxonomic opinions refer to uses of genera and species as valid and invalid in that work.

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Publication information

Morrison, C.L., N.A. Johnson, J.W. Jones, M.S. Eackles, A.W. Aunins et al. 2021. Genetic and morphological characterization of the freshwater mussel clubshell species complex (Pleurobema clava and Pleurobema oviforme) to inform conservation planning. Ecology and Evolution 11: 15325-15350.

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Cladogram Figures

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fig. 5

Taxonomic Opinions

Fusconaia flava

Pleurobema beadleianum

Pleurobema chattanoogaense

Pleurobema clava (Lamarck, 1819)

Pleurobema decisum

Pleurobema hanleyianum

Pleurobema oviforme (Conrad, 1834)

Pleurobema perovatum

Pleurobema rubellum

Pleurobema strodeanum

Pleurobema taitianum

Cladogram Figure 4
  +----------------- Fusconaia_flava       
  |                                        
  |              +-- Pleurobema_clava      
  |           +--+                         
--+           |  +-- Pleurobema_oviforme   
  |  +--------+                            
  |  |        |  +-- Pleurobema_decisum    
  |  |        +--+                         
  +--+           +-- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
     |                                     
     |  +----------- Pleurobema_beadleianum
     +--+                                  
        |  +-------- Pleurobema_strodeanum 
        +--+                               
           |  +----- Pleurobema_rubellum   
           +--+                            
              |  +-- Pleurobema_taitianum  
              +--+                         
                 +-- Pleurobema_perovatum  
Cladogram Figure 5
  +-------------------- Fusconaia_flava       
  |                                           
  |              +----- Pleurobema            
--+  +-----------+                            
  |  |           |  +-- Pleurobema_clava      
  |  |           +--+                         
  +--+              +-- Pleurobema_oviforme   
     |                                        
     |  +-------------- Pleurobema_decisum    
     |  |                                     
     +--+  +----------- Pleurobema_hanleyianum
        |  |                                  
        +--+        +-- Pleurobema_taitianum  
           |  +-----+                         
           |  |     +-- Pleurobema_perovatum  
           +--+                               
              |  +----- Pleurobema_rubellum   
              +--+                            
                 |  +-- Pleurobema_strodeanum 
                 +--+                         
                    +-- Pleurobema_beadleianum

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